outages. the biggest threat, ice accumulation plus strong winds that could knock down power lines and tree limbs. the impending storm also heightening the demand for groceries as stores struggle with supply chain challenges. buy what you need but don t panic buy. reporter: the massive system marched across the midwest, dumping up to a foot of snow in portions of the dakotas and minnesota. des moines, iowa, reporting close to 14 inches. roads taking a treacherous return in missouri as the storm intensified on saturday. more dangerous weather threats are headed to the northeast with snow, sleet, and freezing rain in the forecast. a wintry blow that is far from over. and alex, just being out and about today, residents here in charlotte, really they re not used to this kind of weather. at last check the most significant ice storm in the area was december of 2002 when
reporter: aaron, back out here live, this is what it looks like on the roadways. a slushy mess. the traffic is relatively light and folks heeding the warnings and hunkering in place and urging people to take it easy tomorrow. here in the charlotte area, significant ice events are rare. the last time we saw this was in december of 2002. also why it s really good that people are not out on the roads right now and hopefully the case into the evening hours when things could get colder and worse. michelle, what are you seeing as you track this storm system? hi there, aaron. we have heavy rain, snow, the severe stornl just coastal flooding. all of it. we have been tracking the storm
events like this one, it s pretty rare for the charlotte area. the last one was back in december of 2002 where some spots got anywhere between a half an inch to a quarter inch of ice and more than a million people lost power. so we ll see how the day progresses. but those power outage numbers are slowly starting to creep up. but duke energy, the utility company, telling us that more than 11,000 workers have been mobilized throughout the region. they ve been working around the clock, essentially all week long ahead of the storm. and they re also pulling from different resources. workers from texas and oklahoma as they gear up for the next couple of hours, alex. okay. well, got to focus on what s going on behind you. thank you so much. as we bring in nbc meteorologist michelle grossman who s talking about this big storm. it is far from over yet. so where is it heading? yeah. hi there, alex. we have another 24 hours to go so we ve been tracking this
a year after his shooting, he faced multiple surgeries and painful roadway re has been. rehab. he was back at work as a personal trainer at the gym he owned. and that s where he met lisa. she was also a client of mine that i was a personal trainer to. so while we were first training, she said, i really like you, like to date you. by rule i don t date clients. so lisa quit the gym. she came back saying, i m not in your gym anymore, let s date. they married in december of 2002. two years after the shooting, maybe the happiness brought along by garrett s second wife made it easier to get along with his first, claudia. the anger that had marked their divorce had faded. we re back to our visit tags schedule again and shared custody and on speaking terms and actually friendly. it was about 18 months after garrett was shot when detectives got that lucky break.
back and finish it. did you think there was ever going to be an arrest. no. i gave up on it. you did move on with your life. i did. that s where he met isa. a client of mine i was a personal trainer to. while we were first training, she said i really like you. i would like to date you. i said i have a rule. i don t date clients. she came back saying i m not in your gym anymore. i m not your client. let s date. they married in december of 2002, two years after the shooting. maybe the happiness brought along by garrett s second wife made it easier to get along with his first. claudia. the anger that had marked their divorce had faded.